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The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown
★ 5.9/10•1934•1h 1m•NR•Drama•Crime

A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama

Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.

Rian James · Screenplay

Niven Busch · Screenplay

John Francis Dillon · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 1m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 6, 1934

Actors

Charles Farrell

Charles Farrell

Jimmy Morrell

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Norma Nelson

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Dutch Barnes

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Lily 'Lil' Duran

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Lefty

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Mr. Sheffner

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Slim

John Wray

John Wray

Higgins

Philip Faversham

Philip Faversham

John

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Regan

Renee Whitney

Renee Whitney

Mae LaRue

G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins

Gyp

Adrian Morris

Adrian Morris

Trigger

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Spike

George Cooper

George Cooper

Shorty

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)

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